Microsoft is appealing a court decision in the United Kingdom that’s keeping the company from buying Activision Blizzard, the creators of major video games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The $70 billion deal could impact the future of cloud gaming. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Joost van Dreunen. He’s an adjunct assistant professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
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